How To Install phosh-core on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install phosh-core on Ubuntu 22.04. phosh-core is GNOME/Phosh mobile Environment – essential components

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install phosh-core on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is phosh-core

phosh-core is:

These are the core components of the GNOME/Phosh environment for mobile devices.

This aims to be similar to the GNOME desktop environment but for mobile devices.

This metapackage depends on a basic set of programs, including a web browser and a contacts application.

There are three methods to install phosh-core on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install phosh-core Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install phosh-core using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install phosh-core

Install phosh-core Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install phosh-core using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install phosh-core

Install phosh-core Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install phosh-core using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install phosh-core

How To Uninstall phosh-core on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the phosh-core package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove phosh-core

Uninstall phosh-core And Its Dependencies

To uninstall phosh-core and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove phosh-core

Remove phosh-core Configurations and Data

To remove phosh-core configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge phosh-core

Remove phosh-core configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove phosh-core configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge phosh-core

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install phosh-core package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.